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No. 391,429. Patented Oct. 28, 1888;.

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BARNHARD SOHAD, OF BATAVIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF FIVESIXTHS TO JOSEPHO. SHULTS, FRANK J. SHULTS, LEVANT M. HAOKLEY, AND LOUIS E. SMITH, ALLOF SAME PLACE.

BROOM HOLDER OR SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,429, dated October23, 1888.

Application filed May 19, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARNHARD SOHAD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Batavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom Holders orSupports; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled [o inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to broom holders or supports; and it-has for itsobject to simplify and cheapen and render more efficient in operationthis class of devices.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists in the combination and the construction, arrangement, andadaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, and thenparticularly defined by the claim.

I provide one arm or jaw with ears or lugs, by which and suitablesecuring means it may be secured in place, a likejaw being pivoted tosaid arm, and a spring being provided for keeping said jaws normallyclosed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved support in position for use, and Fig. 2represents the parts composing the same detached, but in their relativepositions.

Referring now to the details of the drawings, A designates an arm havingcast integral therewith or firmly secured thereto an ear or lug or lugs,a, provided with suitable openings to receive the screws or otherretaining means by which it is secured in place on the wall or othersuitable position. These lugs or ears are preferably formed atsubstantially the longitudinal center of the arm, in order to form abetter support for the same and prevent displacement in use, as would beSerial No. 238,750. (No model.)

liable to occur if the securing means were situated near one end. Atapoint just be yond the union of the arm and lugs the arm is formed withan inwardly-projecting ear, I), and from this ear to the end of the armthe said arm is broadened and curved, as shown, with its extreme end 0inclined outwardly, for a purpose hereinafter described. 5

B is ajaw or arm similar'in many respects to the arm A and pivotedthereto by the pin d, passed through the ear I) on the arm A and thesimilar ear 0 on the arm B, the said ears being halved out, as shown.vThe opposite 6o ends of the arms are shown as provided with openings f,and in these openings are placed the ends 9 ofa spring, 0, which in thepresent instance is shown as formed of a single piece of wire coiled atits center, as shown at h, and its ends 9 extended at substantiallyright angles to the length of the body of the spring.

In practice, the device being secured to the wall, as indicated, thehandle of the broom is inserted between the mouth-like end of the jaws,which will readily yield to allow the passage of the handle, and as soonas pressure is relieved from the-handle the spring causes the jaws tograsp the said handle with a firm hold. To remove the broom, it is onlyneces- 7 sary to pull it endwise, when it is easily withdrawn from thejaws. By the peculiar con struction shown it matters not at what anglethe broom may be inserted into the mouth of the holder it will be sureto be held fast.

WVhile I have referred to my hold er and have shown it as applied to abroom, I do not intend to limit myself to such use, as it may beadvantageously employed for holding other articles-such as mop-handles,paintbrushes, and the like.

Having described my invention,what I claim to be new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The within broom-holder, composed of the 0 arm A, provided with thelaterally-extending lugs a, inwardly-extending ear 1) below said lugs,and having its lower end broadened, curved, and inclined, as shown, incombina tion with the arm 13, provided with the in- In testimony whereofIaffix my signature in wardly-extending ear 6, and having; its lowerpresence of two witnesses.

end broadened, curved, and inclined, as shown,

and the spring 0, having the coil h and its BARNHARD SOHAD.

5 arms extended and bent at their upper ends and passed through holes inthe ends of arms Witnesses: A and B, all substantially as and for thepnr- JOHN G. J OHNSON, poses described. Crms. LA FOUNTAIN.

